Classroom Teacher
Billing Brook Special School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
17 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS plus SEN allowance
Classroom Teacher job summary
Billing Brook School recognises that a highly effective, inclusive and cohesive staff team results in great pupil outcomes. It also helps make the school a great place to work in. If you have a positive attitude and a desire to continually develop – look no further – this could be a great job for you.
Billing Brook School is a large, successful special school in Northampton, serving children and young people aged between 4 and 18. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan. The school caters for a range of complex needs in particular:
Significant to severe cognition and learning difficulties
Speech, Language and Communication difficulties
Typically, pupils have a combination of special educational needs, the majority are autistic. Whilst we recognise that our children and young people have special educational needs, we also work hard to value, celebrate and build upon their strengths.
We are currently seeking to recruit classroom teachers to work in either in our Primary or Secondary phases.
Our purpose is to provide relevant knowledge, skills and experiences to help pupils become:
Confident individuals able to effectively communicate
Healthy, resilient individuals ready to leave fulfilling lives
Independent young people whose life is filled with meaningful and purposeful activity.
We are looking for passionate and resilient individuals who will work proactively and who are ambitious for our children and young people to be curious, kind and have a real sense of belonging within our school community.
In particular, we are looking for someone who:
Wants to teach a purposeful, meaningful curriculum to help prepare pupils for adulthood
Can adapt and adjust their teaching to motivate and engage pupils by being creative and inspiring
Has a desire to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding relating to SEND
Has a positive attitude, is resilient and able to keep calm
In return, we offer:
A friendly and inclusive working environment and the chance to be part of a fantastic team who work hard and support each other
Children and young people who are keen to learn
A school determined to support wellbeing and work-life balance
High quality continual professional development
B Benefits:
Sick Pay
Teacher Pension scheme available
Free Car Parking
Regular training and development, team and wellbeing sessions
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Cycle to Work Scheme
We do not expect teachers to come to school knowing “everything there is to know” about SEND, however previous experience would be an advantage. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and welcome part-time applications from teachers look to work a reduced working week (three or four full days).
What next? If you are interested in the position, please do not hesitate to contact Nikki Kennedy, Headteacher via email: head@bbrook.co.uk to find out more about this great opportunity.
Billing Brook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance, medical clearance and references that are satisfactory to the school.
Closing date for applications: Friday 17 January 2024
Interviews: To be confirmed
Start date: ASAP
Salary range: MPS plus SEN allowance
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Billing Brook Special School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 261 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Billing Brook Special School website (opens in new tab)
Billing Brook is an all age special school for pupils aged 4 - 18 with a wide range of learning difficulties. This includes moderate or severe learning difficulties; speech, language and communication needs; some medical difficulties and an all age specialist autism provision.
Billing Brook also has a 6th form centre, based a mile away from the main site, where we run our employability café and small shop.
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